The orchid Monkara Knotted Lightning is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by B.Monk in 2011. It is originated by A.Maximiano
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

• Brassavola nodosa (50.00%)
• Myrmecophila thomsoniana (25.00%)  subgenus Chaunoschomburgkia
• Broughtonia sanguinea (25.00%)